Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	heart_n	lord_n	name_n	5,498	5	5.3931	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06081	A threefold alphabet of rules, concerning Christian-practice. The first precept of every letter concerning our duty toward God; the second towards our neighbour; the third towards our selves. Gathered at a friends request in this order for the helping the memory. / Revised and approved for Dr. Thomas Taylor's own collection, by William Jemmat Minister at Reading.	Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678.	1698 (1698)	Wing T1127A; ESTC R185125	5,577	12

A Threefold Alphabet OF RULES CONCERNING Christian Practice The first Precept of every Letter concerning Duty towards God the Second towards our Neighbour the Third towards our selves Gathered at a Friends request in this Order for the helping the memory Revised and approved for Dr. Thomas Taylor 's own Collection by William Jemmat Minister at Reading 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Glasgow Printed by Robert Sanders One of His Majesties Printers 1698. A threefold Alphabet of Rules concerning Christian Practice c. A 1. AWake with God in the morning and before all things give him your first fruits and calves of your lips in 1 Confession of sin 2. Petition of necessaries for body and soul 3. Thankfulness for mercies received especially your late preservation rest and protection of you and yours 2. Account it not enough that your self serve God Josh 24.15 Ps 101.2 Gen. 14.14 18.19 unless that you see all in your charge do the same 3. Arm your self against whatsoever the day may bring forth Est 4.15 and upon all occasions think on your happy Redemption with much thankfulness for so happy conjunction of Iustice and mercy B 1. Beware of occasions of sin and wisely inure your self in subduing the least that at length the greater may be foiled 2. Believe all that God speaketh unto you out ●f his word 1 Sam. 16.16 Eccles 3.7 but not all that man ●elleth you nor tell to any other ●ll that you hear but only the ●●uth and that neither all nor always 3. Before you take in hand any ●●ing counsel with Gods Word it be lawful Luke 2.19 2 Sam. 2.1 1 Sam. 30.8 and then perform with prayer that it my be as ●●ccessful as lawful C. 1. Carefully set your self in Gods presence all the day long that setting him at your right hand you may not fall 1 Cor. 10.32 Col. 4.5 2. Carry your self unto all as the weak may be won the strong comforted and the Wicked ashamed Mat. 15.10 Ep. 4.23.31 Col. 3.5.8 3. Consider the dignity of you● soul how beautiful it is to Go● and his Angels so long as yo● keep it unspotted that so you ma● cleanse your heart from the first motions of sinful thoughts as lust anger envy pride ambition covetousness sullenness and the rather because the least sin deserveth death D. 1. Dayly morning and evening at least solemnly on your knees make confession and requests with thanksgiving first preparing your heart to seek the Lord In the morning thin● that the day may be your last day when you g● to bed you know not whether you shall rise unless it be to Iudgement It is safe therefore t● use prayer as a Key to open the morning and as a bar or lock to shut in the evening Gal. 6.10 2. Delight to do all the good you can to Gods Children and to receive all the good you can from them 2 Chr. 16 3.9.12 2 Cor 3.5 1 Cor. 3 7. Rom. 1.25 3. Distrust not Gods providence in any matter although you see the means wanting neither when you have them let them be relied on more than God himself but let him be praye● unto for the prosperous use of them E. 1. Exercise your mind in meditating often on the works of God Jer. 12.2 Hab. 1.13 Mat. 25.31 as his creating and governing of the World his prospering and punishing the wicked his blessing and correcting his children his preparing of unspeakable Ioy for the one and unutterable torment for the other but especially on the Sabbath day Exodus 20.8 add to these meditations the holy exercises of prayer preaching Sacraments holy conference and such like 2. Esteem of every one better than your self Rom. 12 16. Phil. 2.3 and the more you excel another be so much the more humbled 3. Examine your thoughts well Rom. 14.23 Prov. 6.14 Z●ch 8.17 Psal 49.3 whether they tend before you fulfill your own desires if you find them unprofitable curious vain or such as you cannot yield a sufficient reason to God or man for kill them in the shell let them not live or breath longer in you F. 1. Fear God and keep his commandments Eccl. 12.13 for this is the whole dutie of man 2. Fly and avoid places and persons Pov. 5.8 6.27.28 infectious wanton idle unthrifty and bad company which are to the soul as poysoned infected air to the body 3. Follow with faithfulness and diligence your own business Eccl. 1.13 Gen. 3.19 2 Thes 3.6 in the lawful and particular calling wherein God hath placed you only be careful in your earthly business to carry an heavenly mind G. Ps 92.13.14 1. Grow up dayly in the practice of every commandment and in the Faith of every promise of God seeing God would have the planted in his house thrive well liking and more fruitful in their age he that is not best at last may fear whether ever he were good 1 Cor. 10.31 Rom. 14.13 ● Give no offence justly unto any man whether within or without for wo to them by whom offences come Rom. 7.18.19.24 3. Grieve for nothing in the World so much as for your own sins and in them for nothing so much as for offending so loving a God and that not only in committing of evil but also in omitting of good H. 1 Cor 11.31 1. Humble your self for your sins that the Lord may raise you up for he that judgeth himself aright shall never be judged of the Lord 1 Pet. 2.17 2. Honour all men in their places but no man ●o much for his greatness as for his goodness and thus shall you imitat the Lord himself Act. 10.35 who accepteth not persons but in every Nation accepteth him that feareth him 3. Have special care to avoid the sins which you have found your self most inclined unto and which have in times past most prevailed for sin is loth to be said nay and Satan seeketh re-entry I. 1. Iustifie Gods wisdom in all his proceedings concerning your self and others his Power in sustaining his providence in maintaining his Iustice in punishing his Love in correcting his Faithfulness in performing his Grace in giving his bounty in promising his Mercy in taking a way every thing say from the heart Job 1.21 blessed be the Name of the Lord. 2. In every company receive some good and do some also to your power leave no ill savour behind you neither do hurt by speech silence countenance or example in your praises be discreet in saluting courteous in admonishing brotherly and wise in moving and entertaining speech or conference 3. It is fearful to sin Psal 51.3 Eph. 4.26 but much more to ly in it and therefore register all your sins dayly bewail them at fit times pray for pardon of them and strength against them contemn none as counting it little because Gods law hath condemned it and Christ hath died for it or else